seek the hand of
Example Sentences
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A gracious loser, he went off to seek the hand of Ferguson, the ultimate winner in English soccer for the past two decades.
From New York Times • May 9, 2011
"But Manners cannot seek the hand of so guileless a maiden as sweet Dorothy," interrupted the dismayed lover.
From Heiress of Haddon by Doubleday, William E.
Together the father and son set forth to their home, crowded with the suitors who, believing Odysseus dead, have come to seek the hand of Penelope.
From The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest by Vandercook, Margaret
Mr Monke of Potheridge, a gentleman of good family and fortune, had requested Lady Lisle’s permission to seek the hand of her widowed daughter.
From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Holt, Emily Sarah
And the Prince learned that from far and wide suitors had come to seek the hand of the Princess, but she had never been willing to look at any of them.
From The Blue Rose Fairy Book by Baring, Maurice
